In addition, the upgrade process is practically mandatory. The updates are downloaded and installed for you so that everyone is on the same version of Spiceworks. Upgrades will be a staged approach as to not break their servers.

I attempted this, and the update worked. However, immediate after the update the automated launch of Spiceworks failed. Though, closing the browser and re-opening it allowed it to launch. The failure was noticed when the I.E. window was blank and continually refreshing once every 5 to 10 seconds, but no information was every displayed. Just a minor issue, but thought you guys would like to know.